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Biography: general
Hardback. From his dazzling conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. This biography examines Bernstein's career against the backdrop of cold war America - blacklisting by the State Department in 1950 and voluntary exile from the New York Philharmonic in 1951 for fear that he might be blacklisted. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257641
- ISBN
- 9780520257641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. "In his tragically short life (1928--1964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of the sixties avant-garde (or "new thing") from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity an" Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306805240
- ISBN
- 9780306805240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. This second edition in paper back offers in a single comprehensive volume the misdeeds and scandals that occurred during Mahathir Mohamad two decades as prime minister of Malaysia and afterwards. It includes Mahathir's response to the first edition and engages with the debate about Mahathir's legacy. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230367869
- ISBN
- 9780230367869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.67
€ 83.67
Hardback. Sidney Franklin (1903-76) was the last person you'd expect to become a bullfighter. Training with iconic matador Rodolfo Gaona, Sidney's dare spawned a legend. This book tells the story of Sidney Franklin, from his life in revolutionary Mexico to his triumphs in Spain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: ASZX; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803211292
- ISBN
- 9780803211292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. This book is a magisterial overview of Henry Sidgwick, one of the great intellectual figures of nineteenth-century Britain. Num Pages: 882 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 882
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781107407343
- ISBN
- 9781107407343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226335025
- ISBN
- 9780226335025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Milo Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903854167
- ISBN
- 9781903854167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636853
- ISBN
- 9780816636853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.69
€ 17.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. About 375 million people are infected with the hepatitis B virus. The discovery of this virus and the vaccine against it was one of the triumphs of twentieth-century medicine. This book describes how Baruch Blumberg and a team of researchers found a virus they were not looking for and created a vaccine for a disease they knew little about. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table, 16 halftones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: BG; MJJ; MMFM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116235
- ISBN
- 9780691116235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Hardcover. Samuel Shirley's splendid new translation, with critical annotation reflecting research of the last half-century, is the only edition of the complete text of Spinoza's correspondence available in English. An historical-philosophical Introduction, detailed annotation, a chronology, and a bibliography are also included. Translator(s): Shirley, Samuel. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202757
- ISBN
- 9780872202757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.68
€ 47.99
€ 34.68
Paperback. From a game of hide and seek, the Cardinal draws reflections on prayer and the spiritual life. Few readers will fail to gain encouragement and help from the wisdom in these pages. Illustrator(s): John, Sarah. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780232526219
- ISBN
- 9780232526219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.99
€ 10.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Contents 1. A A country boy 2. A Pins and string 3. A Philosophy 4. A Learning to juggle 5. A Blue and yellow make pink 6. A Saturn and statistics 7. A Cast of characters 8. A Spinning cells 9. A The beautiful equations 10. A The Laird at home 11. A The Cavendish 12. A Last days 13. A Maxwella s legacy 14. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 108 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470861714
- ISBN
- 9780470861714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.20
€ 18.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. Series: Men of Faith Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bethany House Publishers
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- Reprinted
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871231826
- ISBN
- 9780871231826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716529484
- ISBN
- 9780716529484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.85
€ 29.99
€ 24.85
The Doctor-activist. Physicians Fighting for Social Change.
Bassuk, Ellen L.; Carman, Rebecca W.. Ed(S): ...
Hardback. Editor(s): Bassuk, Ellen L.; Carman, Rebecca W. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFH; MBPC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 152. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306452673
- ISBN
- 9780306452673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
paperback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215294
- ISBN
- 9780823215294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. A remarkable journey to the summit of Mount Everest, described as 'honest and compelling' by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGSA; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330392266
- ISBN
- 9780330392266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. As a teenager he found identity and purpose through both mountaineering and martial arts, which led the young adventurer to the foothills of the mighty Himalaya and a grandmaster's karate training camp in Japan. This title presents his portrait. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 x 8 pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel 4
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003106
- ISBN
- 9781905026494
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Brings together several Leos Janacek scholars to look closely at a range of issues surrounding his life and work. This book features essays accompanied by translated writings by the composer himself. It includes essays on Naturalism, opera direction, and Tristan and Isolde and four impressionistic chronicles of the 'speech melodies' of daily life. Editor(s): Beckerman, Michael. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116761
- ISBN
- 9780691116761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825307782
- ISBN
- 9780825307782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.90
€ 17.99
€ 17.90